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we can bring in -- we are educating those in the stem cells in our universities. we are forcing them to return home and they could be here creating jobs. also, in the agricultural section in arizona, you have dozens of people across the border legally, work in the fields, and they return home across the border. a number of them are american citizens but they live in mexico because it is cheaper. you have situations in agriculture we need labor. caller: i have been waiting 10 minutes. i would like to send all of us did not come as illegal immigrants. i am a descendant of slaves. we did not come here looking for jobs. we were brought here under an oppressive system. we came and 1619 before the pilgrims landed. people forget they had slavery and new york and other places in the east. when we got free, we could not vote. i am from texas. host: when it comes to immigration reform, what would you like to see? guest: this country has always wanted cheap labor. in texas, or for repairs, foundation repairs,--- i have had repairs, and i have had a representative come out. i
we can bring in -- we are educating those in the stem cells in our universities. we are forcing them to return home and they could be here creating jobs. also, in the agricultural section in arizona, you have dozens of people across the border legally, work in the fields, and they return home across the border. a number of them are american citizens but they live in mexico because it is cheaper. you have situations in agriculture we need labor. caller: i have been waiting 10 minutes. i would...
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Feb 4, 2013
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college-educated, 20 years of experience. i live in san francisco in an area where did score -- where discrimination based on age is encouraged. discrimination based on race is encouraged as well. it is a shame. my senators, basically if you are not from a protected class, you do not exist. these people -- i saved up a lot of money over my life and had planned on retiring at 65, like everyone else, but i spent a lot of my retirement just trying to survive, which is a shame. host: was your retirement 401k? personal savings? how did it break down? caller: it was a mix. host:-, n.c., joe is joining us on the independent line. -- ash, n.c., joe is joining us on the independent line. caller: all of a sudden everything fell apart several years ago. i could have retired, but i saw the writing on the wall, businesses started falling down and everyone who has a retirement, god bless you, but it is so hard. i feel bad for the grandchildren who they all say are not going to make it. it is terrible, this country has put a hole in front o
college-educated, 20 years of experience. i live in san francisco in an area where did score -- where discrimination based on age is encouraged. discrimination based on race is encouraged as well. it is a shame. my senators, basically if you are not from a protected class, you do not exist. these people -- i saved up a lot of money over my life and had planned on retiring at 65, like everyone else, but i spent a lot of my retirement just trying to survive, which is a shame. host: was your...
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victor cha, a former educator at harvard, stanford. and he is now with the center for strategic and international studies. from logan, utah, good morning. caller: the first caller had a pretty well right. he was using common sense that our government officials do not seem to be using now. all china would have to do is go to north korea and tell them to knock it off. china is the beneficiary. they are shipping all of our jobs over to china. there are few markets making money in the only communist country will ever talk about is down here in cuba. we're waiting for that guy to die out. with the first man said as 100% right. all china would have to do. we're doing exactly what china is doing to us and what we did to russia. guest: i think there's a lot of focus on the role that china should play in this. if the caller said china is the only country providing goods to north korea these days and there for the north koreans are very dependent on them. china has also invested in a lot of industries in north korea moving out a lot of the miner
victor cha, a former educator at harvard, stanford. and he is now with the center for strategic and international studies. from logan, utah, good morning. caller: the first caller had a pretty well right. he was using common sense that our government officials do not seem to be using now. all china would have to do is go to north korea and tell them to knock it off. china is the beneficiary. they are shipping all of our jobs over to china. there are few markets making money in the only...
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and education and making colleges more affordable. and how we to make our economy grows stronger and promotes and grow the middle class. host: is the headline in the financial times -- how much of this will echo what we heard at the inaugural address? guest: i think it will be a little different from that. there were many comments after the inaugural address. it was very aggressive. he talked about gave rights, equal pay for women, voting rights. i think you'll see some of that, but my sense is you will see all of those pins that can come into an economic context. while he might talk about immigration, what we need to do as a country as that, it will be in the vein of how do we help the economy? host: jonathan strong? guest: i was at a retreat that the house democrats held last week in virginia. the president gave a speech to them in a preview of what he was going to say. ito quite an aggressive tone in terms of the standoff with republicans over the sequestration cuts. i was surprised at how feisty was. he said that he's more than re
and education and making colleges more affordable. and how we to make our economy grows stronger and promotes and grow the middle class. host: is the headline in the financial times -- how much of this will echo what we heard at the inaugural address? guest: i think it will be a little different from that. there were many comments after the inaugural address. it was very aggressive. he talked about gave rights, equal pay for women, voting rights. i think you'll see some of that, but my sense is...
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Feb 8, 2013
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be it health care, the economy, education. americans are incredibly resourceful people and i think it is probably the best the melting pot of stories that we can hope to fish from. host: let's watch an excerpt from al jazeera english coverage of the boy scouts of america debate right now over whether or not members and leaders, openly gay members and leaders, should be allowed. here's how al jazeera english cover that. [video clip] >> being a boy scout is a tradition passed down for generations here of the united states, but policies here in the u.s. contrasts sharply to international counterparts. for example, homosexuals are not restricted from membership in canada or even most european associations. even the u.s. girls scouts have a different policy, accepting gay and transgendered members into their association. the boys scouts of america have almost 3 million members, and 70% of the troops are sponsored by church groups who oppose homosexuality. in 2000, the u.s. supreme court ruled the group has a constitutional right to
be it health care, the economy, education. americans are incredibly resourceful people and i think it is probably the best the melting pot of stories that we can hope to fish from. host: let's watch an excerpt from al jazeera english coverage of the boy scouts of america debate right now over whether or not members and leaders, openly gay members and leaders, should be allowed. here's how al jazeera english cover that. [video clip] >> being a boy scout is a tradition passed down for...
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to a college education, and we were investing in the minds of people. we created the power and the creativity of this country by that investment. we are now putting all the cost of college on the kids, so they are now coming out in debt and they wonder if it is worth going to college because they cannot find a job. the government needs to continue to stimulate. in the infrastructure, it was a republican by the name of eisenhower that put the highway system in place -- that was a major investment to put roads all over this country. now they are deteriorating, bridges are falling down, and we say we do not have the money to fix the roads. nonsense. we have to fix the roads, upgrade the water systems, deal with broadband and all of those things around the computer if we are going to continue to compete with the world. we have to keep investment -- investing. it is like saying for a house you will never fix the roof, paint the walls, just let it happen. you have to protect investments by continuing to invest. host: kathleen. florida. republican caller. call
to a college education, and we were investing in the minds of people. we created the power and the creativity of this country by that investment. we are now putting all the cost of college on the kids, so they are now coming out in debt and they wonder if it is worth going to college because they cannot find a job. the government needs to continue to stimulate. in the infrastructure, it was a republican by the name of eisenhower that put the highway system in place -- that was a major...